Experts warn of iphone flaw

Apple has teamed up with security experts to talk a security flaw in the iPhone that can be exploited by using a simple
text message. The vulnerability was discovered by security expert Charlie Miller, who is working with Apple to fix the
flaw. Many of the finer details of the flaws have not been announced in a bid to stop them falling into the wrong hands.
What is known is that an attacker could intercept data from the iPhone GPS chip, so the phone could be tracked or can
intercept signals from the microphone in order to eves drop on conversation, just by sending a specially crafted SMS message.

This is about as bad as, it gets the vulnerability. “It seems to allow unsigned code to run, which circumvents
a core part of iPhone’s security model”, said F-secure’s Patrix Runals.  Security experts advise that you should keep
your iPhone firmware up to date by regularly connecting to iTunes in order to download any updates.